The Answer for the Grizzlies?

Twitter.com has revolutionized the way NBA players are reaching out to their fans, and now in the case of Allen Iverson, announcing their career decisions.

Today Iverson Twittered that he is planning on accepting the Memphis Grizzlies one- year 3.5 million dollar offer. The economy is not only effecting the average man's salary, last season Iverson earned 21 million dollars. Hopefully he can find solace in the fact that there will be many more players past their prime who will see a similar drop off in salary.

The Grizzlies have a promising young team with the likes of sophomore SG O.J. Mayo, the electrifying SF Rudy Gay, and a solid young point guard in Mike Conley. Why on earth they would ever add Iverson to this mix I am oblivious to. AI is a cancer, as a 15 year vet he has learned to say the right things, but on the court anything goes. Iverson will shoot when he wants, he will force passes into traffic, and he will be a locker room distraction. AI is possibly the very last player I would want around my young team.

"I hope my legacy would be as someone that never was satisfied with just being where they were."

8 all defensive first teams, and three championships later Bruce Bowen retires from the NBA.

Bowen spent his best years on the San Antonio Spurs from 2001-2009. In that span Bowen asserted himself as the best perimeter defender in the league. Statistically speaking, Bowen doesn't jump out of the pack, his name was made on hustle plays and big shots. In his retirement announcement, Bowen said, "I hope my legacy would be as someone that never was satisfied with just being where they were." Any coach will tell you that he wished all his players carried that attitude. A mindset like Bowen's is what makes good players great. Never being satisfied.

Bowen is one of those guys that are not the best player on the team, he won't score a lot of points, and he won't make many highlight reels. But players like him are absolutely necessary to win on a large scale. In the 2007 NBA Finals, when the Spurs were staring down the King himself, somebody had to go out there and shut him down. That's where Bowen makes his presence felt.

After being traded by the spurs for Richard Jefferson, and then released by the Bucks, Bowen did not have many options going into this season. If AI is having a hard time finding a job then it's safe to say that a 38 year old guard does not have much hope on the depleting free agent market.

Iverson to the Bobcats?

AI's career has turned 180 degrees since 2006. While playing in Philadelphia, Iverson was arguably the best scorer in the league and was always in the MVP conversation. Today Iverson is as close to being overseas as anyone could have ever predicted. 

The Charlotte Bobcats have expressed interest in adding the aging veteran, and reports from the AP suggest that a deal is imminent. Adding Iverson to the lowly Bobcats is a very interesting idea by Michael Jordan (Bobcats GM) . With Iverson comes: ticket sales, national TV time, merchandise sales, and a possible representation in the All-Star Game. Unfortunately Iverson also carries with him the bad boy hype which he has lived up to for his entire 15 year career. This is the same guy that once infamously said, " We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice...How in the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?" I've heard that press conference over and over again and to this day I still wonder what was going through Iverson's head as he said that. Maybe it was just his poor choice of words, but Iverson buried himself with that statement. In going to Charlotte, AI would be reunited with his 76ers coach, Larry Brown. Brown is the same coach that Iverson clashed with when making his mind numbing, "Practice," speech.

After all is said and done, Iverson will end up in Charlotte and will probably have a decent season. However the Bobcats still won't be making an appearance in the 2010 playoffs because they still aren't good enough to match up with the Hawks, Bulls, Pistons, Heat, or Raptors.